February of 2023

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Private schools experience drastic decrease in Class XI admission

Education

Feb 17, 2023 1 mins read 372 views
Govt. revises foreign currency reserves requirement

Finance

Feb 17, 2023 2 mins read 376 views
How reformed are we?

Editorial

Feb 17, 2023 2 mins read 419 views
Restructure and retain arts and humanities courses: Opposition

Education

Feb 17, 2023 1 mins read 322 views
Tourist amenities remain dismal

Tourism

Feb 17, 2023 5 mins read 367 views
Will dzongkhags in the south decide the 2023-24 election?

Politics

Feb 17, 2023 6 mins read 357 views
Chencho Gyeltshen works his charm for RoundGlass Punjab FC

Sports

Feb 15, 2023 1 mins read 333 views
As burglaries increase, so should our security system

Letter to the Editor

Feb 15, 2023 1 mins read 344 views
Lack of water for agriculture is a shame

Editorial

Feb 15, 2023 2 mins read 359 views
Double murder shocks Tsirang-Toed residents

Crime

Feb 15, 2023 1 mins read 374 views
125 aspiring NC candidates register with ECB

Politics

Feb 15, 2023 2 mins read 295 views
Capital budget use slows in first half of fiscal year

Finance

Feb 15, 2023 2 mins read 375 views
Bhutan Airlines loses Nu 150M in the first quarter

Transport

Feb 15, 2023 2 mins read 327 views
19th Asian Games to be held as scheduled

Sports

Feb 14, 2023 2 mins read 352 views
Popular Chubu Tshachu needs more facilities

Feature Story

Feb 14, 2023 2 mins read 342 views
E-PIS to be rolled out next year

Health

Feb 14, 2023 2 mins read 346 views
Guardians of peace

Letter to the Editor

Feb 14, 2023 1 mins read 372 views
A lesson from Turkey quakes

Editorial

Feb 14, 2023 2 mins read 404 views
Bhutan confident of malaria elimination

Health

Feb 14, 2023 2 mins read 374 views
More bans likely to save dwindling foreign exchange reserves

Banks

Feb 14, 2023 2 mins read 349 views
De-suung Celebrates 12th Raising Day

Desuup

Feb 14, 2023 3 mins read 348 views
Nganglam town coming to shape

Thromde

Feb 10, 2023 2 mins read 369 views
A vanishing Treasury of legacies

Feature Story

Feb 10, 2023 2 mins read 361 views
Bhutan Elephants in Lhasa

Perspective

Feb 10, 2023 9 mins read 359 views
Bhutan calls on tourists at SATTE

Tourism

Feb 10, 2023 1 mins read 328 views
Man detained for alleged murder of friend

Crime

Feb 10, 2023 1 mins read 443 views
Over 2,000 seats to go vacant in govt. HS schools

Education

Feb 10, 2023 3 mins read 363 views
Today's wrong decision will cost the nation's youth dearly

Letter to the Editor

Feb 10, 2023 2 mins read 344 views
A tradition we shouldn't let die

Editorial

Feb 10, 2023 2 mins read 405 views
ACC allows 17 business entities to resume business

ACC-RAA-OAG

Feb 10, 2023 3 mins read 331 views
Kabesa residents push for construction approval

Thromde

Feb 10, 2023 3 mins read 351 views
Concerns over housing loans, the fastest growing credits

Banks

Feb 10, 2023 2 mins read 347 views
Men's cricket team prepares for ACC Men's Challenger Cup 2023

Sports

Feb 09, 2023 2 mins read 380 views
Sunday market to help local farmers

Trade

Feb 09, 2023 2 mins read 340 views
Creating investment opportunities for Bhutanese living abroad

Letter to the Editor

Feb 09, 2023 2 mins read 367 views
Sector in deep waters

Editorial

Feb 09, 2023 2 mins read 340 views
Driving license applications spike in 2022

Transport

Feb 09, 2023 2 mins read 309 views
Gloomy weather to continue for a few days

Environment

Feb 09, 2023 1 mins read 387 views
Community leaders resolve 3,454 disputes in 2022

Local Government

Feb 09, 2023 4 mins read 314 views
MBBS programme to be hosted at Taba

Education

Feb 09, 2023 2 mins read 354 views
Fire outbreak in Gidakom, Thimphu

Disaster

Feb 09, 2023 0 mins read 419 views
Punakha collects Nu 11M in fees from two monuments

Finance

Feb 08, 2023 3 mins read 347 views
Women's football has much to do

Letter to the Editor

Feb 08, 2023 1 mins read 337 views
Danger of fire accidents

Editorial

Feb 08, 2023 2 mins read 357 views
Three dzongkhags achieve 100 percent dog sterilisation

Stray

Feb 08, 2023 1 mins read 469 views
Making a policy to ensure food-secure households

Economy

Feb 08, 2023 2 mins read 463 views
Leaving at the peak of a career?

RCSC

Feb 08, 2023 3 mins read 355 views
RMA revises foreign exchange quota to limit misuse

Banks

Feb 08, 2023 2 mins read 387 views
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Best Class X results of the past three years

The Class X results declared today are the best of the past five years. This is the first time in five years that the pass percentage of the Bhutan Council for School Examination and Assessment (BCSEA) has increased drastically compared to the previous year.

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Majority of industries in Dhamdara have not begun relocation despite approaching deadline

Majority of industries in Dhamdara have not begun relocation despite approaching deadline. With just four months remain...

Feb 09, 2026 2 mins read 1,855 views
Making corruption a losing choice in GMC

Feb 07, 2026 4 mins read 4,415 views
Organic project boosts yield and income in Chanachen

Feb 07, 2026 2 mins read 2,902 views
Reviving monastic discipline through foundational training

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Soaring egg prices push govt. to allow limited imports

Feb 07, 2026 4 mins read 2,309 views
Government, telecos at odds over 50% data price cut

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Dorjilung hydropower to raise GDP by 2.4%, generate 5,000 jobs

The 1,125MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project (DHPP) is expected to boost the country’s economy, raising gross domes...

Jan 31, 2026 3 mins read 3,782 views
ESP Steering Committee to review Nu 575 million in unspent, recovered funds

The Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) Steering Committee will review how to reallocate Nu 574.73 million in unspent and...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 3,311 views
New FDI regime offers wider access to foreign investors in agriculture

The agriculture and livestock sector is seeing an increased investor interest following major reforms in foreign direct...

Jan 03, 2026 3 mins read 4,337 views
BCCI submits 35 business ideas to govt. for private sector engagement

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has submitted 35 business proposals from 12 sector associations to th...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 4,872 views
Bhutan attracts major impact finance commitments at SDG forum

During the two-day Bhutan SDG Impact Finance Forum held last week in Thimphu, international and high-level participants...

Dec 20, 2025 3 mins read 3,409 views
Businesses propose action oriented public-private forum to address private sector woes

The Bhutan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) has proposed the government to re-establish the high-level Private Se...

Dec 20, 2025 2 mins read 3,707 views
Ask Mr Bhutan

Feb 02, 2026 2 mins read 1,377 views
Fitness is not defined by body size or age

Feb 02, 2026 1 mins read 1,391 views
Movie Review: Lights, Camera, Action!

Feb 02, 2026 1 mins read 2,220 views
The Hamptons, born from the love of cooking

Feb 02, 2026 1 mins read 1,754 views
Yarn roses, tiny dolls, and business of careful hands

Crochet, the meticulous art of creating fabric from interlocked loops of yarn, was once associated with a domestic hobby...

Feb 02, 2026 2 mins read 1,599 views
Turning bridal hairstyling into a trend

Jan 26, 2026 2 mins read 2,607 views
Birbi and the art of taking your time

Jan 26, 2026 1 mins read 2,173 views
Jangchub Puen Nye

Jan 26, 2026 1 mins read 2,315 views
Builders or buyers?

The latest trade figures reveal a story written not just in ledgers, but in our daily choices.

Feb 11, 2026 2 mins read 928 views
The burden of cancer

Feb 07, 2026 2 mins read 1,258 views
Inconvenience caused is highly not appreciated

The capital city is, once again, under excavation. From Motithang to Babesa, roads and drains are being dug out severing...

Jan 31, 2026 2 mins read 1,949 views
The tourism paradox

Jan 28, 2026 2 mins read 1,905 views
A relief for the hotel industry

Jan 24, 2026 2 mins read 2,246 views
High-value tourism, low-value jobs?

Jan 21, 2026 2 mins read 2,577 views
Tying the loose ends of GST reform

Jan 17, 2026 2 mins read 2,813 views
GST transition pains need urgent fixes

Jan 14, 2026 2 mins read 2,750 views
Making GST work past early hiccups

The introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) is a major fiscal reform in recent years. These new reforms are part of a broader effort to modernise the country’s tax system to make taxation fairer, more efficient, a...

Jan 10, 2026 2 mins read 2,937 views
The cost of delay

Jan 07, 2026 2 mins read 3,698 views
Amochu quarriers call for flood walls after millions in losses

Phuentsholing—Businesses involved in extracting and exporting boulders, gravel, and sand along the Amochu river are call...

Oct 16, 2025 2 mins read 5,252 views
Train Smart, Not Hard

Jan 26, 2026 1 mins read 1,772 views
Punishment is not prevention

Jan 26, 2026 4 mins read 2,289 views
A new chapter for Kuensel

Two decades ago, in February 2005, Kuensel increased its publication frequency to twice a week. This move was a direct r...

Jan 03, 2026 2 mins read 3,140 views
Strengthening the third sector

Over the years, the civil society sector has quietly assumed a critical role in bridging policy and people. Often referr...

Dec 31, 2025 2 mins read 3,439 views
Why selective privatisation in healthcare makes sense

The debate on private sector participation in healthcare has reached an unhelpful impasse. This is mainly because it is...

Dec 30, 2025 2 mins read 3,788 views
Agencies must be held accountable for financial irregularities

The Royal Audit Authority’s (RAA) latest annual report is disturbing, to say the least. Financial irregularities reached...

Dec 29, 2025 2 mins read 5,305 views
What about moral and ethical accountability?

The Anti-Corruption Commission’s (ACC) investigation into the Economic Stimulus Programme (ESP) loan was meant to settle...

Dec 27, 2025 2 mins read 3,853 views

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